Abstract: The main objective of this Thesis is study the performance of seawater concrete beams reinforced with glass fiber rebars (GFRP) when using seawater as mixing or curing water. Experimental Work includes three beams were tested with rectangular section its dimensions (200 * 500 * 2200) mm, divided into two groups, using different mixing water (F)or(S) represent as fresh water and natural seawater respectively with using ordinary Portland cement in all mixes . We studied the effect of using seawater on flexural capacity of tested beams in fist group, while the second group showed the effect of changing curing water from fresh water to seawater. Analysis of test results shows that the use of seawater in concrete mixtures will become possible in the future. The pattern of cracks, final mode of failure, and deformational characteristics were recorded. Finally, analysis of test results were reported.
Keywords: seawater; performance; GFRP; Freshwater.
Title: Experimental Study On Performance of Seawater Concrete Beams
Author: Mohamed .H.S .Metwally, Magdy.M.M. Genidi, Amal H.Ibrahim, Usama Ali Ali Ebead
International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering Research
ISSN 2348-7607 (Online)
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